A roundup of phones designed to be used as second phones, to minimize distraction. By Allison Johnson at The Verge.

This is an idea that seems stupid to me at first, but now I find it intriguing.

I do not see something like this as a solution to the distraction problem. If you’re distracted by your phone, the problem is not with the phone, it’s between your ears. (Says the guy who is 100% too distracted by his phone.)

But maybe we’d be better off with something limited-purpose but elegant, like these devices, to use as phones, and something like an iPad mini for video, gaming, apps, etc.?